Seahawks vs. Colts: Our staff predicts a Seattle victory

The Seahawks start their 2021 season with a road game against the Colts. Our staff is confident that 12s will be happy at the end of the game, however. Yes, there are some concerns heading into week one and no one really thinks this game will be easy but Russell Wilson and Company should win.

The Colts have a few key injuries – cornerback Xavier Rhodes and left tackle Eric Fisher are both out and receiver T.Y. Hilton is starting the year on IR – and Seattle comes in completely healthy. Seattle has changed their offense but that should lead to more versatility and fewer obvious play calls.

Defensively, Seattle should have a good pass rush and if they can get pressure on Carson Wentz, Indy’s new quarterback, then the biggest question mark of the Seahawks defense, the cornerbacks, should be less exposed.

Our staff predicts the Seahawks and Colts score

All that said, 12s know how Seattle games normally go. There’s a decent start, followed by some strangeness, followed by the offense bogging down before coming to life again late in the second half and Seattle winning a close game. This is the Pete Carroll way, it seems. That is OK as long as Seattle keeps winning.

But which team will win on Sunday? And will it make a difference by the end of the season? This is the NFL’s first season with 17 games so while each game is still important, more games mean individual games have slightly less importance.

So a loss by Seattle or Colts does not mean their season is over. Far from it. Still, we want Seattle to win, of course, and this is how the staff sees the score ending up.

Geoff Shull: Seahawks 28 Colts 20

Todd Vandenberg: Seahawks 34 Colts 18

Lee Vowell: Seattle 26 Colts 24

Andrew Bailie: Seattle 27 Colts 20

Jake Luppino: Seahawks 31 Colts 24

Carson Schroer: Seattle 24 Colts 20

Kevin Daggett (co-host of 12th Man Rising podcast): Seahawks 27 Colts 21